Cardiovascular Genetics

The Cardiovascular Genetics Program at Mount Sinai Heart is dedicated to evaluating, counseling, and treating patients and families with genetic heart diseases. Our multidisciplinary team includes pediatric and adult cardiologists, medical geneticists, and a genetic counselor. We use highly specialized molecular tests such as next generation sequencing, microarray, and exome testing to identify patients who have, or are at risk for, specific cardiovascular diseases.

Our Services

We provide a range of comprehensive services, from pre-conception counseling and fetal echocardiography to medical therapy. We work with patients, families, and referring physicians. Our services include:

Comprehensive evaluations, including echocardiography and other cardiovascular imaging

Our Research

In addition to providing clinical services, we also conduct groundbreaking research to identify the genetic basis for cardiovascular conditions, which will ultimately improve diagnosis and care for those with genetic disorders. It also offers you, as a patient, the opportunity to participate in clinical trials, which are the very latest in cardiology health care.

Our most critical contributions to research include identifying the genes for Noonan syndrome (PTPN11, SOS1, RAF1, SHOC2) as well as one of the genes for inherited patent ductus arteriosus. We have also participated in clinical trials for cardiovascular genetic disorders such as Marfan syndrome.